English Explanatory Dictionary

pudendum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. External genital organs in a human; especially a woman's vulva.
  2. A person's genitals, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
  3. A shameful part of something.

Pronunciation

pyo͝odĕnʹdəm /pjʊˈdɛndəm/ /pjuːˈdɛndəm/

Word forms

pudendum pudenda

Etymology

From Latin pudenda (“that whereof one ought to feel shame”), substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet (“it shames”); in Latin the usage in the plural form (to mean external genitalia), was far more common than the singular form, as is also the case in English.

Derived words

pudendal pudendum muliebre pudendum virile pudic ulcerating granuloma of the pudendum
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